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Lawyer: Britney Spears ‘will not be extorted’ by father
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2 million in payments before stepping down from the conservatorship that controls her life and money, a mo...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

Cuomo legal woes continue, could cost public at least $9.5M
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Resigning from office probably didn't end former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's legal problems, and no matter what happens next, taxpayers are likely to wind up with a hefty bill. The state h...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

New Orleans mayor declares nighttime curfew to prevent crime
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell ordered a nighttime curfew Tuesday, calling it an effort to prevent crime after Hurricane Ida devastated the power system and left the city in dark...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

Heavy rain from Ida forces Bonnaroo music fest to cancel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Heavy rains from Hurricane Ida have forced Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee to cancel as organizers say the waterlogged festival grounds are unsafe for driving o...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

Texas Legislature sends sweeping GOP voting bill to governor
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Legislature sent a sweeping rewrite of the state's election laws to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday, dealing a bruising defeat for Democrats after a monthslong, b...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

Biden says US focusing on other security threats
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden says he chose to end the war in Afghanistan in order to focus the nation's defenses on other security problems, including China and Russia. Addressing the nation Tuesd...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

US commits to $60 million in aid to Ukraine before WH visit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is promising up to $60 million in military aid to Ukraine in advance of a White House meeting on Wednesday between President Joe Biden and his counterpart in Kyiv, ...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

California spending big money to get out the recall vote
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California election officials are spending $16 million in a four-week ad blitz to educate people about voting in the recall that could remove Gov. Gavin Newsom, a campaign th...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

Mississippi highway collapses, 2 killed, at least 10 injured
LUCEDALE, Miss. (AP) - Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when their vehicles plunged into a deep hole where a highway collapsed after Hurricane Ida blew through Mississippi.To...
Syndicated Author Aug 31, 2021

Republican Youngkin outlines new tax, policy proposals
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Glenn Youngkin rolled out the most sweeping policy proposal of his campaign so far Monday, a so-called "day one game plan" that envisioned subst...
Syndicated Author Aug 30, 2021
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